Drivers in current and future municipal solid waste management systems: cases in Yokohama and Boston

Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Francisco ContrerasStephen Connors

Abstract

Despite some progress, municipal solid waste (MSW) still poses pressure on cities and remains one of the major challenges in environmental management. There is no single solution to the problem since the drivers behind MSW systems may vary significantly from city to city. In this context, the development of a common strategy to attain a sustainable management has been increasingly difficult. This paper presents an issue-driven analytical framework to evaluate the past, present and future MSW management strategy for the cities of Yokohama and Boston considering four driver categories while evaluating if the relevance of these drivers has changed over time. These categories represent: (i) legal drivers (e.g. laws and regulations); (ii) technology development and institutional drivers (e.g. available technologies); (iii) regional and international drivers (e.g. solid waste flow as recyclable resources); and (iv) socio-economic drivers (e.g. population trends and public awareness). The analysis indicated that solid waste management capacity for both cases was under stress due to different reasons. In the case of Boston, the moratorium for disposal facilities played an important role while increasing population was a key driver for ...Continue Reading

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Mar 29, 2012·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·María José DíazM Angeles Toribio
Oct 18, 2015·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·V Sanjeevi, P Shahabudeen
Oct 19, 2013·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·Gabriel RojoRobert Hausler
Jul 16, 2014·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·Yasuhiko Hotta, Chika Aoki-Suzuki
Jun 6, 2018·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·Daniel Mmereki
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